C. CHAKKARAVARTHY vs TMT. M. SATYAVATHY, I.A.S., .

The Supreme Court, in a contempt petition under Article 129 and Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, addressed the issue of the Government of Pondicherry's practice of counting service for promotion to Assistant Engineer based on the date of degree qualification. The Court held that this practice violated Rule 5 of the Recruitment Rules, which mandates selection based on seniority from the date of appointment, not degree qualification. Consequently, the Court found the High Court's directive to count all service for promotion as contrary to the Recruitment Rules, thereby upholding the original judgment.